Houston Astros vs New York Mets
May 6, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1989 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 1, New York Mets 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 4 0 0 1
Ramirez ss 4 0 1 0
Doran 2b 4 0 1 0
Davis 1b 4 0 0 0
Puhl lf 3 0 1 0
Bass rf 2 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 3 0 0 0
Biggio c 3 1 2 0
Clancy p 1 0 0 0
  Gross ph 0 0 0 0
  Yelding pr 0 0 0 0
  Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 5 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 1 2 0
Johnson ss,3b 4 1 1 2
Hernandez 1b 3 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 3 0 1 0
McReynolds lf 3 0 0 0
Jefferies 2b 3 0 0 0
Carter c 3 0 0 0
Magadan 3b 3 0 0 0
  Elster ss 0 0 0 0
Cone p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2
Houston 000 001 000151
New York 002 000 00x241
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Clancy  L (1-2) 7.0 4 2 2 1 5
  Schatzeder   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
4
2
2
1
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cone  W (3-2) 9.0 5 1 1 3 8
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
8

  E–Caminiti (3), Carter (3).  DP–New York 1.  HR–New York Johnson (6,3rd inning off Clancy 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Clancy (2,off Cone).  SB–Doran (3,2nd base off Cone/Carter); Puhl (2,2nd base off Cone/Carter); McReynolds (5,2nd base off Clancy/Biggio).  CS–Ramirez (1,2nd base by Cone/Carter); Puhl (1,2nd base by Cone/Carter).  BK–Clancy (1), Cone (1).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Greg Bonin.  T–2:22.  A–35,505.
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